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In a significant announcement, the West African Basketball Classic (WABC), a competition for Basketball clubs in West Africa will debut in 2024. WABC marks the beginning of competitive basketball action across West Africa after its unveiling during a press conference on Thursday, 1 February. WABC VISION Revealing the exciting details about its inaugural edition, the …
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.What a year 2023 has been for an average Nigerian, the country’s masses started the year looking for where to get cash because of the scarcity of the currency due to a brouhaha between the former CBN governor and the court over the change of new naira notes. So, when an average Nigerian tells you …
Old rivals, The US and Senegal are part of group B, waiting for the Dtigress on the road to Paris Olympics qualifiers. The Road to Paris 2024 is now defined for every nation still chasing the 10 available Olympic tickets. Draws for the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 took place in Sopron, Hungary on …
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Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’tigress record equalling 4th straight Afrobasket women’s title is still in progress after beating Rwanda for a final spot. To get into the finals, the Nigerian women defeated host country Rwanda, 79-44 in the semi-final with their president watching. Defending champions, Nigeria’s D’Tigress will be hoping to win the Afrobasket title …
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From Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria, to Giant of Africa, to Hungary, to Barcelona, to the NBA, 18-year-old James Nnaji is living his dream. James Nnaji, who turns 19 on Aug. 14, 2023, is among the youngest players in the draft class. Standing at 6-foot-11, 226 pounds with a 7-foot-5 wingspan, Nnaji is a rotational center …
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The Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, waved an official paper that a later explanation from his office would magically end the age-long problems in Nigerian basketball. In the ensuing chaos, some members of the women’s team who, through sweat, blood and owed allowances, qualified for the women’s basketball world cup dropped their heads across various social …
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“They said, ‘You’re not a real Celtic until you win a championship, ” Ime Udoka told Andscape. “All you hear is put ‘Banner 18’ up there. ‘Put up Banner 18’; That’s the realistic expectation of the city, the fans, the organization, myself, and the players.” The quote from Ime Udoka to Andscape latently tells a …
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With the bottleneck around basketball administration in Nigeria, D’Tigress kept their global rise intact with a 2-1 result at the FIBA world cup qualifiers in Belgrade. A win over Mali and France means D’Tigress is returning to the Basketball world cup. Before the two victories by the African champions, the team lost to China in …
The appointment of Ime Udoka as the head coach of NBA side, Boston Celtics, has opened a new vista for Nigerians in the NBA. Nigeria has moved from getting first round picks, NBA Legends/Champions, Front-Office management to a spot on the touchline. A worthy evolution to behold for Nigerian basketball and the NBA, as …
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Since 2011 when he first joined the team, the D’Tigers are now the best team in Africa, 22 in the world and now set to make a third consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
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